The event also marked a solemn moment when VASANOC President declared Yoshua Shing as the Flagbearer for Team Vanuatu in the Opening Ceremony.

Shing is only Ni-Vanuatu Athlete who has qualified for two consecutive Olympic Games and was Flagbearer for Team Vanuatu in the Delhi and Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2010 and 2014 and started representing Vanuatu when he was merely 12 yrs old.

Rio Olympic Games 2016 get underway next Friday, August 5.

VASANOC and the Vanuatu Sporting Family wish Team Vanuatu, All The Best for the Games!